Harbor began operations in 1973 in a corrugated lean-to located in Harbor City near the port of Long Beach in Los Angeles. From this humble beginning, we moved to a modern facility in Brea, CA, a small town in north Orange County which was incorporated during a local oil boom in 1917. We are proud to be located near this thriving and culturally rich suburban jewel. Brea remains our headquarters location today…we even park vehicles on an old oil equipment pad in the Brea Olinda Hills.
Harbor has continued to grow not only in size, but in stature as viewed by customers, dealers, and automotive truck manufacturers. Today, we are considered one of the premier service body manufacturers in the U.S. We have extended our reach to the entire West Coast by adding an Edgewood, WA location near Seattle in conjunction with a partner and adding Service Centers in Northern California and Oregon. Our coverage also includes the Southwest U.S. with an added location in Marion, TX, on the outskirts of San Antonio. To support this geographical expansion, we have added a 7.5 acre complex in Fontana, CA which serves as a central distribution hub and our main truck body mounting location. Not only have we earned many volume awards (major achievements with truck manufacturers), in 2014 we received an award for earning the highest Dealer Satisfaction Rating in the U.S. among all commercial body manufacturers in our industry. To our knowledge, this is the only dealer satisfaction survey ever taken by one of the “major” truck manufacturers. It is one of the awards of which we are most proud.
Sometimes a piece of history conveys a great message. Recently, we visited with folks from the maintenance department at the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD) in Orange County, California. They showed us a real gem: a Harbor Fabricating body (that’s what we were called back then) manufactured at our Harbor City location during the very first year of our existence…1973 (the picture above shows the end panel with “Harbor Fabricating” and “Harbor City” stamped in it). We, of course, assumed they wanted to replace this relic. “No way!” their service technician cried, “I wouldn’t consider giving it up. It still works great!” Thank you GGUSD. We couldn’t have delivered a better message ourselves.
Painter
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Painter is required to paint full-service bodies, Flatbeds, Van interiors, parts, retros and bed liners with a scheduled time and Quality Specifications.
KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties and responsibilities of skilled and unskilled painters differ as per their expertise levels. In general, the duties and responsibilities of a painter are:
- Work and adhere to all safety policies within the work area and throughout the company.
- Properly and safely operate required tools both power/non-power.
- Understand and comprehend measurements and have the ability to apply based on instruction.
- Fully understand quality policies and have minimum or zero defects per unit.
- Ability to read and or interpret work orders and apply to task at hand.
- Team member actively participates and supports 5S.
- Perform task within a scheduled time..
- Flex within functional areas as needed.
- Work required schedule including overtime.
- Assist with on the job training of team members.
- Work with little or no supervision.
- Meet physical requirements which include lifting up to 60lbs, standing for long periods, bending, stooping, reaching and squatting.
- Perform other duties as required by management.
Specific Job Functions:
· Ability to paint the following within a scheduled time and Quality Specifications:
· Full bodies.
· Any style of full bodies, flatbeds, van interiors.
Proven knowledge and experience in operating:
· Mixer/Shaker operating and safety training
· Paint Gun operating and safety training
· Bed liner Gun operating and safety training
· Pop Rivet Gun operating and safety training
· Razor Blades safety
· Buffer operating and safety training
· Heat Lamps operating and safety training
· Pass required Fit test for Full/half and N-95 mask
· Forklift safety as required
· Ability to spray any color
· Perform preventative maintenance
EXPERTISE REQUIRED:
· High School Diploma or equivalent GED preferred.
· Prior experience in Auto Body Painting or equivalent schooling.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
This job operates in a manufacturing plant environment. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to communicate. The team member frequently is required to stand (most of the shift); walk and reach with hands, arms, and lift up to 60 pounds. The team member may, at times, sit, bend, stoop, squat, reach overhead and crawl (may be in confined spaces) and climb ladders and/or work in high places
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
